Wire dispensing reel



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WIRE DISPENSING REEL Filed July 27, 1964 3 Sheets-Sheet l 23 lee fl. Pa/%//7J0/7 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Sept. 27, 1966 L. D. PARKINSON 3,275,263

WIRE DISPENSING REEL Filed July 27, 1964 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Lee fl. Par/(Maw? INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Sept. 27, 1966 L. D. PARKINSON 3,275,263

WIRE DISPENSING REEL Filed July 27, 1964 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 United States Patent 3,275,263 WIRE DISPENSING REEL Lee D. Parkinson, 819 Fisher, Houston, Tex. Filed July 27, 1964, Ser. No. 385,274 4 Claims. (Cl. 242-129) This application is a supplemental application to the application filed by me on a wire dispensing device on February 18, 1963, under Serial No. 259,782, now Patent No. 3,178,129, in the United States Patent Ofiice.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a wire dispensing reel.

It is an object of this invention to provide a reel for use in dispensing wire, as an electricians tool in wiring a building, having novel means for stacking the various coils of wire on a single support and dispensing wire from any or all of said coils.

It is another object of this invention to provide a reel support having multiple spindles and multiple coils of wire mounted on said spindles, having means for rotating said spindles selectively and having novel braking means for selectively restraining said spindles.

It is another object of the invention to provide a reel having novel spindles movable into wire supporting position to receive multiple coils of wire and movable to stacking position to provide a compact, easily handled unit for storage in a minimum storage area.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement of parts more particularly defined in the following specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of the stacked turntables.

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of one reel assembly, taken On the line 22 of FIGURE 1, and illustrating the brake member in one position.

FIGURE 3 is a side elevational view, in cross section, taken on the line 3-3 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a top plan view of a single turntable taken on the line 44 of FIGURE 3, being in cross section, and

FIGURE 5 is an elevational side view of one turntable assembly and illustrating the brake member in braking position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a framework, such as a wheeled dolly, on which the lowermost spindle is anchored, as by the bolts 3, 3, and which may be arranged in pairs or in a row, as illustrated in my copending application hereinbefore referred to. Each spindle has a lower rim on which are mounted the inwardly inclined legs 4, 4, the legs 4, 4 being secured at their other ends to the top member 5, which is an annular member, reduced in diameter relative to the rim 10, and the top member 5 has laterally extended lugs 6, 6, on the same vertical plane as the legs 4, 4, and which have the grooves 6 on the extended ends to receive the legs 4, 4 of the next spindle. Each leg 4 has the inwardly projecting grooved guide 7 and the outwardly projecting foot 8. The inwardly projecting guides 7 of the lowermost spindle rest on the framework 1 and the stacked spindle above the lowermost spindle, are mounted in position with the guide 7 resting on the stop members 9, 9, which bisect the legs of the respective spindles, and the legs of each upper spindle seated in the groove in said guides 7 of the spindle below.

The lower rim 10 forms an annular platform, the outer peripheral margin being upwardly turned. A turntable 11 fits loosely on each spindle, annular beads 12, 12 on the inside wall of the conical core of each turntable bearing against the legs 4, 4 and peripheral flanges as 13 forming a retaining tray for coils of wire 14 to be mounted thereon as shown in dotted lines in FIGURES 3 and 5. The flange 26 on the upper end of the turntable similarly confining the coil of wire to the respective turntable. Rollers 15, 15 are mounted on the underside of each turntable to aid in the easy rotation of each turntable on the rim 10 of the respective spindles.

Mounted on and extending laterally from each lower rim 10 is the wire brake support 16 having the upwardly extending shaft supports 17, 17 in which the shaft 18 is rotatably mounted. The crank arm 19 extends laterally from the shaft 18 and an upwardly projecting pin 20 is mounted on the extended end thereof and pin receiving openings 25, 25 are formed in each turntable to receive the pins 20. An L-shaped actuating arm 21 is mounted on the outwardly extended end of the shaft 18 and has a laterally extending guide 22 through which the wire 14 is threaded. A weight bar 23 extends from one extended end of the lever 21 to the other end and a Weight 24 is slidably mounted thereon and adapted to be positioned as desired in accordance with the gauge of the wire being dispensed.

In use, a spindle is mounted on the framework 1 by bolting the legs 4, 4 thereto, and a turntable is mounted on the spindle, the rollers 15 resting on the rim 10. The next spindle is superimposed on the first spindle, the guides 7 receiving the legs 4, 4 of the lower spindle in the grooves thereof and the lugs 6, 6 on the top 5 of the lowermost spindle receiving the legs 4, 4 of the superimposed spindle, and the stops 9, 9 of the lower spindle supporting the foot members 7, 7 of the superimposed spindle. A turntable 11 is mounted on the respective spindles as they are mounted on the lower spindle, the lip of the cone of each turntable extending into the axial opening of each rim, above, and this process repeated until the desired number of spindles and turntables are in stacked position. Each turntable may have a coil of wire mounted thereon and threaded through the guide 22. As the worker needs wire, he pulls on the respective wire desired, and the arm 21 is lifted, rotating the shaft 18 and rocking the arm 19, moving the pin 20 out of the opening 25 in the turntable 11 and permitting the turntable 11 to rotate as the wire is dispensed therefrom. When the user releases the pull on the wire 14, the arm 21 will drop under the weight 24 and the pin 20 will enter the next opening 25 in the turntable 11, again locking the turntable against rotation. As is obvious, the wire may be thus withdrawn from the turntables as desired, either one at a time or as many together as desired.

When the device is not in use, it may be quickly and easily stacked for storage, by removing the coils of wire remaining on the turntables; removing the turntables from the spindles, stacking the spindles by superimposing them on each other, turning each spindle to avoid the mounting of the guides 7 on the legs 4, permitting each spindle to fit down tightly on the other, and then similarly stacking the turntables on the topmost spindle, forming a compact, easily stored assembly.

While the foregoing is considered a preferred form of the invention, it is by way of illustration only, the broad principle of the invention being defined by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a wire dispensing reel assembly, a plurality of spindles comprising leg members, each of said spindles having guide means on the top and bottoms thereof to receive the legs of superimposed spindles, independently rotatable turntables adapted to be mounted on said spindles, said spindles having lower rims for receiving rotatable turntables and stop means for receiving a superimposed spindle.

2. In a wire dispensing reel assembly, a plurality of spindles, each of said spindles having a lower rim and a top separated by a plurality of inwardly inclined legs, said top being of less diameter than said rim, inwardly projecting guide members on the lower ends of said legs adapted to receive the legs of a superimposed spindle and outwardly projecting guide members on said top in alignment vertically with said legs, to receive the legs of a superimposed spindle, stop means bisecting said legs to support the lower ends of the legs of a superimposed spindle, a turntable having a conical core, mountable on said spindle, said turntable having pin receiving openings therein, and a brake mounted on said spindle having a brake pin selectively movable into engagement with said pin receiving openings in said turntable.

3. In a wire dispensing reel assembly, a plurality of spindles, each of said spindles having a lower rim and a top separated by a plurality of inwardly inclined legs, said top being of less diameter than said rim, inwardly projecting guide members on the lower ends of said legs adapted to receive the legs of a superimposed spindle and outwardly projecting guide members on said top in alignment vertically with said legs, to receive the legs of a superimposed spindle, stop means bisecting said legs to support the lower ends of the legs of a superimposed spindle, a turntable having a conical core, mountable on said spindle, said turntable having pin receiving openings therein, brake means mounted on the bottom surface of said lower rim having a pivotal actuating arm, a pin on one end of said ar'm movable into said pin receiving openings in said turntable, means on the other end of said actuating arm for guiding wire to be dispensed and means on said actuating arm for adjusting the brake to accommodate various gauges of wire being dispensed.

4. The construction defined in claim 3 wherein said actuating ar-m consists of an L-shaped lever having the wire guiding means at one end and a pivot means at the other end, a cross member on said arm extending from one end to the other end and a weight slidably mounted on said cross member adapted to be selectively anchored to accommodate various gauges of wire.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,372,100 3/1921 Siifert 211-163 1,956,631 5/1934 Snyder 242128 2,278,109 3/1942 Karp et al. 242-129 X 2,348,219 5/ 1944 Kennison 242129 X 3,000,589 9/1961 Patterson 242129 X FRANK J. COHEN, Primary Examiner. LEONARD D. CHRISTIAN, Examiner. 

1. IN A WIRE DISPENSING REEL ASSEMBLY, PLURALITY OF SPINDLES COMPRISING LEG MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID SPINDLES HAVING GUIDE MEANS ON THE TOP AND BOTTOMS THEREOF TO RECEIVE THE LEGS OF SUPERIMPOSED SPINDLES, INDEPENDENTLY ROTATABLE TURNTABLES ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON SAID 